Over the past 169 episodes, we have covered work from a lot of creators. And I can't think of one that we have unanimously and consistently lauded than the late Darwyn Cooke. A writer artist like few others, Cooke passed away at a tragically young age, leaving a body of work that would have only grown. This week, we are covering the last comic Cooke was involved with that has any Batman related content, as well as two other comics that are related to it, one very directly, and one a bit more tangentially.

Night of the Stalker (Detective Comics V.1 # 439)
Solo # 5
The Bad News, or The Butterfly (The Question V.1 # 1-4)

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Episode 170: Farewell, Darwyn Cooke

On a very special episode of our monthly Patreon bonus podcast, writer Ian Edginton joins the show to talk about his run on the Counter X era of X-Force, his memories of Pete Wisdom and writing a Marvel comic in the midst of a major editorial transition. Look for Ian and D'Israeli's new "Scarlet Traces" story in current issues of 2000 AD.

Our Son Pete Episode 39: Ian Edginton talks X-Force

We're back to our three runs we're following in order. In No Man's Land, we meet a new character who will be an important part of the Bat Family moving forward. In the Morrison run, we get some side stories in the run up to The Return of Bruce Wayne. And in Injustice, Renee Montoya hits Superman with the Washington Monument.

Mark of Cain (Batman V.1 #567, Detective Comics V.1 #734)
Time and Batman (Batman V.1 #700-703)
Injustice: Gods Among Us Year Four V.1 (Injustice: Gods Among Us- Year Four #1-7)

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Episode 189: Three Batmans, One Mystery

Writer Zoe Tunnell joins the show to talk about her Black Cat-and-Sera story in Marvel United: A Pride Special, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, Blade Maidens and more.

The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Episode 354: Zoe Tunnell talks Marvel United: A Pride Special

We're getting near 200 episodes of this show, and many of those episodes have been experiences where we discover fun, fascinating comics. And then there is this week. Patreon backer and friend (?) of the show John Wickham made his pick for his return, and he decided to pick three stories related to the Joker and Joker related characters that could make it to the bottom of the Big Board. He he succeeded. The New 52 Harley, Joker's Daughter and her nonsense underground kingdom and Three Jokers all appear, all are terrible, and one takes it's spot in the opposite of rarified air at the very bottom of the Big Board. Try to guess which one. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Harley Lives! (Detective Comics V.2 #23.2)
Down Under (Catwoman V.4 #22-24 & 26, Batman: The Dark Knight v.2 #23.4)
Batman: The Three Jokers #1-3

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Episode 190: Three Podcasters, Three Jokers (w/ John Wickham)

Writer Ben H. Winters, creator of the popular CBS series Tracker, joins the show to talk about his new Oni Press comic Benjamin.

The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 355: Ben H. Winters talk Oni Press' Benjamin

The evolution of representation of queer characters in mainstream superhero comics is something that entire books can, and should, be written about. So I'm not going to wax rhapsodic about all the changes here, but it's June and thus Pride Month, and so we're back with queer Bat characters. First we wrap up Greg Rucka's run on Batwoman, next we see the first HarlIvy wedding (in the Injustice Universe of all places) and we read one of the DC Pride anthologies, the one that includes the brilliant story written by the one true voice of Batman, Kevin Conroy.

Cutter (Detective Comics V.1 # 861-863)
Injustice: Year Zero (Injustice: Year Zero Chapters 1-14)
DC Pride 2022

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Episode 191: A Pride Tribute to Kevin Conroy

Writer Conor McCreery joins the show to talk about his new BOOM Studios miniseries The Last Witch: Blood & Betrayal, and his upcoming graphic novel about Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti.

The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 356: Conor McCreery talks The Last Witch: Blood & Betrayal

Doug Moench wrote Batman stories for about a decade over the course of his runs on the character. And while his Bat work is probably best associated with his collaboration with Kelley Jones, generally his best known collaborator is penciller Paul Gulacy, with whom he defined Shang-Chi over at Marvel. That isn't to say he didn't work wit Gulacy on Batman though. This week we read three of those team-ups, including two Legends of the Dark Knight arcs defining the post-Crisis Hugo Strange and a Batman/Predator crossover.

Also, this episode is partly brought to you by Matt's local library, which had a copy of that out of print crossover. If you're looking to read comics you can't find elsewhere? Check your local library. They're great resources.

Prey (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #11-15)
Bloodmatch (Batman Vs. Predator II #1-4)
Terror (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #137-141)

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Episode 192: Seven Assassins and a Predator

Writer Jordan Clark joins the show to talk about his upcoming AHOY Comics series, Ancestral Recall.

The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 357: Jordan Clark talks AHOY Comics' Ancestral Recall

The revolving doors of any prison or mental health facility in Gotham City are running jokes, and rightly so; they can't keep a D-lister like Ratcatcher locked up, let alone someone like the Joker. But they do keep winding up back in custody, so there has to be story potential there, right? This week's episode looks at three times Joker wound up locked up. A graphic novel from Dixon and Nolan finds Joker on death row, a tale of Joker's first time in custody and there's a mystery of exactly how all of Gotham's rogues wound up in a warehouse together and only Joker is talking.

Apologies for the sound on Matt's end: this and the next couple episodes had smoe issues, but it's definitely listenable, just echoey.

The Joker: Devil's Advocate OGN
Do You Understand These Rights? (Batman Confidential # 22-25)
The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox # 1-7

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Episode 193: Joker Behind Bars

Each week, hosts Matt Lazorwitz and Will Nevin look at three Batman stories, discuss them and put them on a list that will encompass all Batman stories. Some are great, some are not, but we hope you enjoy them all!

Episode 170: Farewell, Darwyn Cooke

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